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Higher Oil Prices Could Push Average Home Heating Oil Bills to Approximately $1,700 This Winter NEADA today urged Congress to include a $3.0 billion funding anomaly in the FY 2027 CR to help states respond to rapidly rising home heating and electricity. Press Release Letter
Average U.S. household expected to spend nearly $800 on electricity this summer up 10.5% since last summer Press Release Report The report finds that summer cooling costs have increased nearly 40 percent since 2020, driven by a combination of rising electricity prices and hotter summers that require households to run air conditioning systems longer …
NEADA released a new report predicting the summer cooling costs could increase by 8.5% this summer as electric costs continue to rise faster than inflation and summer temperatures could reach record highs. Press Release Report
Testimony of Mark Wolfe, Executive Director, National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), representing the state directors of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies in support of Fiscal Year 2027 funding for LIHEAP.
The President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget proposal would eliminate $4 billion in funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), cutting off vital support to approximately 6 million low-income households that rely on the program to afford home heating and cooling.
Key Points Rising Oil Costs: Rising oil prices driven by the conflict are placing significant new pressure on American households, particularly low- and middle-income families. What begins as higher gasoline prices quickly spreads through the economy, increasing the cost of food, heating oil (especially in the Northeast), and other essentials. For many families, this translates …
The National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) released a new updated winter outlook showing that U.S. home heating costs are rising up to 11%. https://neada.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NEADA-Winter-Heating-Update-2_12_26.pdf
U.S. home heating costs are projected to rise 9.2 percent this winter, more than three times the rate of inflation, driven by higher electricity and natural gas prices and colder-than-average weather.
